Liberal Party of Israel

The Liberal Party was a liberal political party in Israel that was founded on 8 May 1961. The party was founded as a merger of the Progressive Party of Israel and the General Zionists, and the party inherited the "catch-all" tradition of the General Zionists. In 1965, the party planned to merge with Herut to challenge the Israeli Labor Party's hold on politics, leading to a faction of the party forming the Independent Liberals. In 1965, the Liberal Party and Herut merged to form Gahal, and, in 1973, the Liberal Party merged into the Likud coalition. In 1988, the Liberals and Independent Liberals merged into Shinui.